Manchester United have only completed one summer signing so far in the transfer. Manchester City signed Jadon Sancho for £73million from Bundesliga side, Dortmund on a five years deal.
The Red Devils will face Premier League side, Everton this weekend in a friendly game. The is expected to kick off at 12:45pm GMT pm Saturday afternoon.
Ahead of the game, Manchester United have confirmed that playmaker Jesse Lingard has tested positive for Covid-19. The 28-year-old will miss Saturday's friendly against Everton due to the positive test to the deadly disease.
Jesse Lingard took to his social media space to share the sad news with his fans, he tweeted: 'Really gutted to have tested positive after a good pre season, luckily I feel fine and will follow the guidelines and be back with the boys on pitch very soon! Thank you for your support.'
Jesse Lingard future at Manchester United remain in doubt after he spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham.
The Manchester United academy graduate guided David Moyes side to finish sixth in the Premier League table which earned them a spot in the Europa League.
A club statement read: 'We can reveal that Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial will all start Manchester United’s pre-season friendly against Everton today.
'Unfortunately, Jesse Lingard is unavailable after testing positive for Covid-19. He is isolating in line with Government and Premier League Guidelines.
'There will be 55,000 fans at Old Trafford today and supporters without a ticket can of course watch the 12:45 BST kick-off live on MUTV.
'The likes of David De Gea, Victor Lindelof, Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba all hope to feature for the first time this summer, after returning to training this week.'
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